CARY, NC - Effective February 1, 2013, or as contracts allow, Arkema Coating Resins will increase pricing on all latex products sold in North America. ENCOR^® styrene-acrylic hard resins will increase by $0.05 to $0.10 per pound. ENCOR and SNAP^® acrylic, styrene-acrylic and styrene-butadiene latexes and NEOCAR^® acrylic latexes will increase by $0.05 to $0.10 per wet pound. Celocor^® opaque polymer will increase by $0.04 per wet pound. ENCOR vinyl-acrylic, vinyl acetate-ethylene and NEOCAR latexes will increase by $0.02 to $0.03 per wet pound.

Customers should contact their Arkema Coating Resins account representative for additional details.